Game.



B. MOAD.

GAME. APLI'cATIoN FILED Nov. 1|, 1914. f atented Non 30, fl.

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GAME.

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.ftplcation filed November 1l, 1914. Serial No. 871,544.

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Re it` known that i, Bruins Molto, a citizen ot the United States, residing at pattoiisburg. in the county ot' Daviess and State ot iiiissourl, have invented new and use'lui improvements in Games, ot' which the tollowinfr is a speciiication.

T his invention relates to games and amusement devices and particularly to a torni 'ot amusement which resembles fishing.

The invention has tor Vits object to produce a device ot this class in which a tray is supported ior orbital movement within a tank containing,` water, said tray serving to support fishes which are equipped with loops to be engaged by hooks suspended above and supported by floats or corks, which latter, when a tish is caught on a hook, will be drawn under water, thereby serving to indicate the catch when the hook with the fish may be withdrawn.

.A further object ot. the invention is to simplify and improve the general construction and operation of the apparatus.

further object of the invention is to produce a fish image having pivotally mounted double loops so arranged that one loop will always be presented in an upward direction, irrespective et which side the ish is .turned upward.

Tvll/lith these and other ends in view which will readily appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same con* sists in the improved construction and novel arrangement and combination of parts which will be hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

in the accompanying drawings has been illustrated a simple and preferred form` ot the invention, it being, however', understood thatnp limitation is necessarily made to the precise structural details therein exhibited, but that changes, alterations and modifications within the scope of the claims may be resorted to when desired.

ln the drawings,-Figure i is a top plan view of a device constructed in4 accordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2 2 in Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a top plan view illustrating a modification. Fig. 4 is a detail view in sectional elevation illustrating a modification. Fig. 5 is a perspective detail view ot' one of the fishes.

Corresponding parts in the several ligures are denoted by like characters of reference.

A tank l5 of proper capacity and preterably ot' rectangular shape is provided ad jacent to the ends thereof with shaits f1.6 supported 'for rotation, each ot said shafts having a crank 1T. Said shafts i6 are also provided with bevel gears 18 meshing with bevel gears 19 on a longitudinally disposed countershatt 2O which may be driven in vany convenient manner from a suitable source of power. In the drawfing transmission means have been shown including a worm gear 2l on the sha'lt 20 and a worni 22 meshing,P with said gear. Suspended within 4the tank by means ot' rods and pivoted on the cranks 1T is a tray T consisting of a traine Qi covered with toraminous material, such as wire netting Said 'tray serves to suppor.T `a plurality of fishes F made preferably ot metal or other heavy material, each I ish consisting ot' a ilat body 2.6 having at one end a biturcated tail portion 2T and provided at the other end with a pivotally supported loop member L composed practically oi two U-shapcd loops QS disposed substantially at right angles to one another and having pivotal connection with the member 26 at the intersection ot their respective limbs by means otl a pivot member 29. rlhe side edges of theish are preferably slightly beveled so that when a fish is thrown upon the screen there will be no possibility or likelihood ot' its standing on edge; and it will be seeny that no matter which side of the body portion of the ish is thrown uppermost, one of the loops 28 will rest on the screen, while the other loop will be present- Ved substantially in an upright direction.

For the purpose ol catching the fishes hooks 3() are provided, said `hooks being suspended from a` pole Ell by means of a line 32 having` a. float 33.

.in the operation ot the device, the rotation of the shafts 1G will impart an orbit-al movement to the tray T within the tank, which latter is partly lilled with water. T he hook 30 is supported in the path ot the shes and, may be ,guided by the pole 3l so as to :ause the hook' to engage the upstanding' loop 2S connected with any one ot the fishes. Then engagement takes place and the tank recedes in a downward direction, the weight of the fish will cause the float 33 to be pulled below the surface ot the Water, thereby indicating a bite7 and notifying the operator to withdraw the hook with the fish. The latter when detached from the hook may bc simply thrown back into the tank where it will light on the tray in position for a repetition ot' the operation,

,In Fig. il of the drawings has been illustrated a modification under which the tank is made sufliciently wide to contain two trays, said traysI being connected with diametrically opposite cranks 255, 36 oi the shafts which re here designated 16. The two trays will counterbalance each other, thereby iacilitating the operation.

In Fig. 4- has been shown a modification under which the shafts, here designated lli, in place of cranks are provided with disks 37 with which. the rods 23 supporting the tray are connected, said disks being provided with counterwcights 25H.

`From the foregoing descriilitionI` ltaken in connection with the drawings hereto annexed, the operation and advantages ot this invention will be readily understood. 1t provides a simple and effective amusement device whereby fishing will be Simulated in a life-like manner, and in which submerging of the loat will indicate when a. bite is l had. f

Having thus described the inventiomwlhat is claimed as new,- is 2- 1. In a device of the class described, a tank, a tray supported for orbital movement therein, means for moving the tray and an object supported on said tray, Said object consisting ot' a flat bodyand a double loop pivotally connected therewith.

2. ln an amusement device of the class described, a tank` a` tray supported for orbital movement therein, means for moving the tray and an object supported on the tray, -said object consisting ot' a fiat body of heavy material having beveled side edges and provided at onel end with a pivot member, and a loop member supported thereon, Said loop member comprising two substantially U- shaped loops positioned substantially at right angles to one another.

In testimony whereof I atlix my Signature in presence of two witnesses.

BUREN MOAD.

YVitnesscs:

WM. T. MOA, JAS. D. -CREAsoN. 

